Product comparison · 2 external hard drives

Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB vs Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB

12specifications compared
5differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

HDD capacity
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:500 GB
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB:250 GB
Weight
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:750 g
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB:1.05 kg
Minimum processor
- Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB:Pentium II 233 Mhz
- MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB:Pentium II 350MHz

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Comparison of Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB, MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB
31 specifications	A Freecom Classic SL Hard Drive 500 GB View product	B Iomega MiniMax Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0/ FireWire 250GB View product
Hard drive1 differ
HDD capacityDiffers	500 GB	250 GB
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Type	HDD	HDD
Storage drive average seek timeKnown for one	9 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive buffer sizeKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector	USB	USB
USB version	2.0	2.0
FireWire 400Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Bus powered	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	215 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	115 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	750 g	1.05 kg
Packaging data1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Software Media Suite	Iomega Automatic Backup (PC), Dantz Retrospect for Mac.
Other features2 differ
Average latencyKnown for one	4.2 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal	No	No
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	50000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum processorDiffers	Pentium II 233 Mhz	Pentium II 350MHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	200 - 240V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Track to track seek timeKnown for one	0.8 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP MAC OS X	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Home/XP Professional Mac OS 9.2, 10.1.5 or higher
HDD transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 x 165 x 40 mm
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire 400 (1394a)/USB 1.1/USB 2.0:

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